Multi-Agent System Case Studies in Command and Control, Information Fusion and Datat Managment

August 18, 2003On the basis of three different agent-based development projects (one feasibility study, one prototype, onefully fielded), we assess the fitness of software (SW) agent-based systems (ABS) in various applicationsettings: (1) distributed command and control (DCC) in fault-tolerant, safety-critical responsive decisionnetworks, (2) agents discovering knowledge an open and changing environment, and (3) light weightdistributed data management (DM) for analyzing massive scientific data sets. We characterize thefundamental commonalities and benefits of ABSs in light of our experiences in deploying the differentapplications.

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